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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?
(a) One mile.
(b) Three miles.
(c) Half a mile.
(d) Two miles.

2. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?
(a) Studied Philosophy.
(b) Hoed beans.
(c) Read Books.
(d) Wrote a book.

3. What does Thoreau sometimes hear on Sundays?
(a) Families walking in the forest.
(b) Choirs singing.
(c) Church bells.
(d) Organ music.

4. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) Three years and six months.
(b) Two years and two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

5. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) The bean field.
(b) Walden Pond.
(c) Thoreau's shelter.
(d) A pine tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?

2. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?

3. "As long as possible live free and..."

4. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?

5. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?

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